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Strategies for Professional Growth · End Term · 31 Aug 2025 · May 2025 term · Set QIA3

Question 23: [Four-Zone Growth Model] Riya has been working in the sa…

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Four-Zone Growth Model: When people face challenges or opportunities, they may react in different ways, sometimes staying safe, sometimes avoiding risks, sometimes acquiring new skills, and sometimes growing. Enter in 2–5 words which zone of the four-zone growth model the person in each caselet is in.
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[Four-Zone Growth Model] Riya has been working in the same role for five years. She knows the tasks very well, avoids taking on new responsibilities, and feels safe sticking to routine. When her manager suggests she try a cross-functional project, she politely declines, saying, “I’m happy with what I’m already doing.” Which zone is Riya in? (1 mark, answer in 2-5 words)

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Question 23 of 24 in the IIT Madras BS Strategies for Professional Growth (SPG) End Term paper sat on 31 Aug 2025, in the May 2025 term (IIT M IMPROVEMENT AN EXAM QIA3 31 Aug 2025). It carries 1 mark.

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